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P. DRAUTZBURG.

LIQUID GAC-E.

APPLIGATION FILED ',MAR. 21, 1913.

' Patented 0013.7, 1913.

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PETER- DRAUTZBURG, 0F CNCINNATI, OHIO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application led March 21, 1913. Serial No. 756,000.

To all whom z' may concern:

Be it known that l, PETER DRAUTZBURG, a citizen ot' the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county ot' Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented new and uset'ul Im rovements in Liquid-Gages, of whichtiefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to liquid gages tor casks, barrels or likereceptacles; and it has for its primary object the provision of a tubewhich may be arranged in direct communication with the receptacle sothat the level of the liquid will be clearly visible at all times, andfurther the association of the tube with a scale or graduated barwhereby the gage may be efectually used to accurately measure theportion of liquid during the operation ot drawing the liquid from thereceptacle.,

Another object of the invention is the provision of a liquid gage whichmay be connected with any Standard form of Cask andA arranged through aconvenient and simple form of connecting member with the faucet so thatthe required communica tioigi between the tube and the cash isestablished.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view ot' the gage,showing the application of the same to a cash; Fig. 2 is a section online 2-2 of Figi; Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig. l; and Fig. /iis a section on line iL-4 ot' Fig.

The device comprises a tube holder l, which is preferably constructed ofmetal stamped in its main length to form a vert-ical channel 2 havingone ot its walls provided with embracing fastening devices 3 which maybe sprung across the channel and made to impinge against the tube ft andthereby hold the latter against lateral displacement, The lower end ofthe channel may be closed by an integral scat 5, against which thebottom of the tube is designed to rest. The tube holder has its wall 6oliset into a gage bar 7 which extends throughout the length oit thetube and which is graduated at 8 so that a quantity of liquid within thecask may be readily ascertained exteriorly and the liquid measured whilethe latter is drawn oli.

At the upper end the bar 1 is provided with a lateral threaded stud 9which extends t-hrough a vertical elongated slot 10 in the lower end ofthe 'clamping hook 11. At the opposite end the bar 7 is providedpreferably with an .integral hook l2, the

latter being designed to fit over the lower edge of the cask, while theclam 11 as is obviously seen on reference to Figs. 1 and 3 is adapted tobe arranged over the upper edge of the cask and then adjusted so thatythe tube holder is vertically disposed and operatively mounted. The stud9 carries a clamping nutr13 which may be made to impinge against thelower portion of thel clamp 11 so as to hold the latter in the requiredadjusted position.

`l `rom the seat portion 5 the tube 4 is offset laterally as at '14 andthen extended into an exteriorly threaded attaching p0rtion 15 having acoupling sleeve 16 adjustably mouutetl thereon and provided with abottom fiange 17 which may be advanced against a sealing gasket 18 andthereby cause the latter to be yieldingly engaged against the flange 19of a nipple 20, The nipple carries a neck 21 to which one end ot' a hose22 is connected. The opposite end ot the hose is connected through acoupling 23 with a short pipe 24 which extends from the bottom of theattaching end 25 of the drawot faucet 26. The pipe 2e carries a suitablepct cock 27 by means oic which con'imunication between the gage tube 4:and the Cask 28 may be cut oiii when desired.

From this construction it is seen that the level of the liquid withinthe cask 28 will be clearly visible through the gage tube 4 and thequantity of the liquid may be thus measured accurately during theoperation of drawing the liquid from the Cask. Owing to the simplicityof the device it may be applied to casks or vliquid receptacles of anystandard formation and then connected with the draw-ott' portion 26without requiring any great changes in the construction of the latter.

From the foregoing description, taken in. connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may stamped be resorted to Without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing anyof the advanta es of this invention, asclaimed.

aving thus described my invention, what I claim is A gage comprising atube holder constructed from a single piece of metal in its main lengthto provide a tube receiving channel, a tube mounted in the channel, aseat closing the bottom of the channel, the said tube having an intakeend oiset from the seat and then extended downwardly therefrom, a nipplelocated at the lower end of the tube, a coupling for advancing thenipple against one edge ofi" the tube, the tube holder having agraduated portion extending throughout the length of the tube channel,and a hose eX- tending from said nipple and provided at one end withacoupling device.

Tn testimony whereof I ailix my signa-

